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But it's not something that's automatically invoked as part of the normal VOB -> D2V -> AVS -> Premiere/vdub/tsunami/etc. workflow?

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You could eg process something in VDub, and pass it on the TmpGenc without save to file.
Not sure why I ever used it with DGIndex, but I think I have done.
Maybe it allowed you to directly read from a d2v file. (GOPS and stuff from d2v, video data directly from DGIndex though VFAPI memory pipe)

Just found on my hard drive in a TmpGenc Non install directory of shortcuts, Installers.
# README.TXT

Code:

Need To Install READAVS.REG to use Avisynth & virtual dub frame serving
Also good idea to install DIVX 5.x for YV12 decoding (otherwise
need to convert to RGB24 for TMPGenc which slow it down a lot)
and HUFFYUV for YUY2

#ReadAVS.reg # Install_As_Client_For_VirtualDub_Avisynth
#(REGEDIT4, seems to be from W2K, I think, is REGEDIT5 in XP)

Code:

REGEDIT4
; Replace the path below with the real path to the DLL.
; Be sure to type each backslash twice, as in the example.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VFPlugin]
"Avisynth"="C:\\NON-INSTALL\\TMPGEnc\\MyExtras\\ReadAVS.dll"

TmpGenc Options menu/Environmental
Above Priority took some time to get in order, methinks (Also seem to be missing a good number).

You could eg process something in VDub, and pass it on the TmpGenc without save to file.

That sounds extremely useful for Vobsub/VSrip projects. But the bottom line is, can I safely ignore the YUV -> RGB parameter when using a VOB -> D2V -> AVS -> Premiere workflow?

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This option affects conversion to RGB, which occurs in only two places in DGMPGDec: 1) in the display window of DGIndex, and 2) the video served by DGVfapi. Generally, unless you have a good reason to clip the RGB, you should select the PC scale option.

I would say yes, ignore it (leave at PC levels). AVS would want 0->255 PC levels RGB, and not 'Studio RGB' 16->235 range.

If AVS output is usually OK (0>255 RGB, or 16-235 YUV), then see no reason why you would want input into AVS to be 16->235 RGB.

However, can't speak for what Premiere wants, I dont not got it
Why not just do a test and see if you get out what you were expecting.

By "ignore it", I mean "ignore it regardless of whatever it's currently at", not "be sure that it's always set to PC scale". This is an important distinction because I tried setting it to TV scale and setting Tsunami to YCbCr in an attempt to correct excessive lightening of black areas, which I later found out was actually a VLC problem, not an encoding problem... the point is, does this parameter actually do anything when using a VOB -> D2V -> AVS -> Vdub/Tsunami/Premiere/etc. workflow?

I don't know how many different ways I can phrase this question.

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EDIT: I guess this fellow asked the question that I should have asked: "how do I know if I'm using dgvfapi?"

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